The councilmembers’ Walking Tour of Whalan will take place on Tuesday, April 22 at 9 a.m. The council takes this opportunity to walk around town and see if there is anything that needs attention or ...

Isaac Underbakke laid down a sacrifice bunt to score the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth (and he collected the pitching win) as Mabel-Canton baseball topped Alden-Conger/G-E 6-5 in eight ...

GMLOKS track and field teams are going to be a force to be reckoned with this year. At W-K’s Klas-Kronebusch Meet, each team came away champion by a wide margin. The girls (221.5) topped nearest foe ...

Houston’s Scoreless Innings Streak Ends in 30-Run Game Houston baseball had an interesting week. The Hurricanes started with back-to-back five-inning wins over Schaeffer Academy 13-0 and ...

Karla Bloem, executive director of the International Owl Center, consulted the chainsaw artist who created the sculpture as well as additional artists. The consensus was that the carving should be cut ...

With a 3-0-week, Houston softball improved its overall record to 6-1 on the year. They out-scored their three foes 41-5. League adversaries Schaeffer Academy and Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons were ...

On March 11, 2025, the SEMAC Board of Directors awarded $127,335 in arts programming grants to individual artists throughout Southeastern Minnesota. This includes one Opportunity Grant, 19 Advancing ...

Through a partnership with the Otto Bremer Trust (OBT) and its Community Responsive Fund, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) will award $780,000 in grants to organizations that directly ...

Paul Zager, MnDOT project manager, presented current plans for the 2027 US 52 project (Chatfield through Fountain) at the Chatfield City Council’s April 14 meeting.

Caledonia Area Public School board members met Monday, April 14 at Caledonia Elementary School in room #162 to discuss the financial status of the district. All board members were present.

Important truths have been written in God’s Word. There is much of which to be reminded coming from the heart of God. We will forget those if we allow ourselves to put off reading and studying the ...

By Pastor Paul Hauschild. Chatfield and Root Prairie. Lutheran Churches. Pastor Phil Callaway tells of driving his 5-year-old son past a local cemetery. Of course, 5-year-olds som ...